Are you on Facebook?

[CrinklyLion]

Why is this thread stickied?  I've wondered for ages.

[Basil]

Why is this thread stickied?  I've wondered for ages.

Me too.  I think perhaps this place must have been sold to the Zuckerperson, or something.

[mattc]

Since this morning, it appears that I am no longer able to view Facebook pages without having an account and logging in. Is it just me

It's not just you. I can no longer access Tarzan's FB account .

Well ... I do in fact have an account. This week - for the first time in months - my Timeline/Wall thingy has featured Kurt's daily posts. I havent noticed this with any other pages/accounts.

It seems odd that both these changes would be caused by The Faceless Facebook People: my (uneducated) guess is that Kurt (or team) have changed their settings.

[Mr Larrington]

Since this morning, it appears that I am no longer able to view Facebook pages without having an account and logging in. Is it just me

It's not just you. I can no longer access Tarzan's FB account .

I see the page for a few seconds but then a GBFO login Thing comes down on top of it and refuses to go away chiz.

[Ian H]

Since this morning, it appears that I am no longer able to view Facebook pages without having an account and logging in. Is it just me or have FB changed access rights to previously public pages?

I really don't want to give my data away to FB so am not going to sign up, but it does make it a pain to follow progress of Kurt, Steve and Miles in the OYTT.

I hit escape and it went away.  Interestingly the AUK page (which is there only for those not logged-in to see) doesn't get the log-in pop-up.

[red marley]

It seems to happen for many public pages (but not those that are a holding page for subscriber groups like AUK). e.g.

https://www.facebook.com/stevenabraham2015
https://www.facebook.com/GoMilesAU
https://www.facebook.com/tarzanrides

So I think it is probably a Facebook change rather than one by the page authors. But thanks Ian, ESC seems to remove the block.

[Mr Larrington]

Only likely to work if you have an <ESC> key.  Is there any way of fooling a tablet into believing it's got one?

[Biggsy]

Only 6/7ths of the world's population now aren't frequently on Faceache.  A billion people logged in on Saturday.

[Ian H]

Only likely to work if you have an <ESC> key.  Is there any way of fooling a tablet into believing it's got one?

On my Android phone I don't get the floating log-in, not even having gone to the desktop site...but then, on checking, it's not appearing (for Tarzan at least) on the PC either today.  Hmm.

[BrianI]

it seems a few work colleagues are facebook friends with each other including bosses!.  Sorry, but that isn't a thing I'm going to do!   

[Ian H]

it seems a few work colleagues are facebook friends with each other including bosses!.  Sorry, but that isn't a thing I'm going to do!

It can be done safely.  I have sub-divisions, so that only 'family' see some posts, 'close friends' see some that 'friends' don't, and 'acquaintances' are bottom of the pile. 

[Ham]

There one aspect I really loathe about Facebook (OK, more than one) and that is the way they appropriate content - pics, video - from other sources without credit. So much of it goes on, which is weird as I would have thought the original provider (eg Youtube) would complain. Apart from anything else it strips away the context, leaving only the asinine comment of the re-posting Facebook person.

Surely this has to break copyright?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-34106475

Yeah right. Believe it when I see it. 

[Ruthie]

Well, this is annoying.  Got a 'friend' request from someone called Jason, who I didn't recognise, but I do meet an awful lot of people so I sent a polite 'do I know you?' message just in case.

He just replied:

Dear, i must confess When I saw your profile picture,
i felt something very strong for you. It will be a
privilege to comment to the fact that you are pretty
Your lovely lips, pointed nose, and your spotless face,
your sweet and responsible mode of dressing. it
sooth something deep inside me while at the same
time, it stirs a romantic passion that can make me
forget everything else .So I decided to write you this
short mail to express how I feel about you. please i
want to know more about you.

My profile picture at the moment is a picture of my feet.  From behind.  Wearing odd socks.  FFS.

[Dibdib]

Well, this is annoying.  Got a 'friend' request from someone called Jason, who I didn't recognise, but I do meet an awful lot of people so I sent a polite 'do I know you?' message just in case.

He just replied:

Dear, i must confess When I saw your profile picture,
i felt something very strong for you. It will be a
privilege to comment to the fact that you are pretty
Your lovely lips, pointed nose, and your spotless face,
your sweet and responsible mode of dressing. it
sooth something deep inside me while at the same
time, it stirs a romantic passion that can make me
forget everything else .So I decided to write you this
short mail to express how I feel about you. please i
want to know more about you.

My profile picture at the moment is a picture of my feet.  From behind.  Wearing odd socks.  FFS.

Hey, be nice. That's Nigerian royalty you're speaking to, and he needs your help to move this big pile of cash... ;-)

[Ruthie]

Well, this is annoying.  Got a 'friend' request from someone called Jason, who I didn't recognise, but I do meet an awful lot of people so I sent a polite 'do I know you?' message just in case.

He just replied:

Dear, i must confess When I saw your profile picture,
i felt something very strong for you. It will be a
privilege to comment to the fact that you are pretty
Your lovely lips, pointed nose, and your spotless face,
your sweet and responsible mode of dressing. it
sooth something deep inside me while at the same
time, it stirs a romantic passion that can make me
forget everything else .So I decided to write you this
short mail to express how I feel about you. please i
want to know more about you.

My profile picture at the moment is a picture of my feet.  From behind.  Wearing odd socks.  FFS.

Hey, be nice. That's Nigerian royalty you're speaking to, and he needs your help to move this big pile of cash... ;-)

Tell you what Dibbers.  Have a jelly baby.  No, really, it's on me.

[Basil]

Still haven't had it explained to me why this thread is a sticky.
Bit random isn't it?

[Dibdib]

Tell you what Dibbers.  Have a jelly baby.  No, really, it's on me.

I love jelly babies!

[rogerzilla]

Still haven't had it explained to me why this thread is a sticky.
Bit random isn't it?

It's so long ago that I can't remember.  Probably because at one point it looked like FB might have taken over from Internet fora, but I think everyone has realised it's banal, commercial and dangerous.  FB, I mean 

[Lady Cavendish]

Just going back a few posts, I'm friends with my work colleagues 'IRL', I'm also friends with my work colleagues on FB. I don't have anything to hide, so don't understand the issue. I like my work colleagues, perhaps this is rare!

[mattc]

Just going back a few posts, I'm friends with my work colleagues 'IRL', I'm also friends with my work colleagues on FB. I don't have anything to hide, so don't understand the issue. I like my work colleagues, perhaps this is rare!

Does that include the nasty mean boss that you moan about?!?

I don't have anything to hide

Do friends/work know about your life as a Super Randonneur that posts on YACF?

[Lady Cavendish]

My nasty mean boss left in July :p It's a happy place in here now.

I was never friends on FB with her

And no, I CBA to explain silly badges and rules. They just know I go for bike rides.

[Kim]

I'll just leave this here...  http://violetblue.tumblr.com/post/130440543695/why-im-sitting-at-home-crying-on-a-saturday

[Asterix, the former Gaul.]

Still haven't had it explained to me why this thread is a sticky.
Bit random isn't it?

It's so long ago that I can't remember.  Probably because at one point it looked like FB might have taken over from Internet fora, but I think everyone has realised it's banal, commercial and dangerous.  FB, I mean 

'fraid so

East Yorkshire mother jailed after son drowns in garden pond

A mother has been jailed for five years after her toddler son drowned in a garden pond while she chatted on Facebook.

To some it is like being on drugs.  A very sad case.

[hellymedic]

Great uncle turned 102 today.
Family celebration photo featuring 3 offspring, carers and several grandchildren has been duly posted.

[simonp]

Well, this is annoying.  Got a 'friend' request from someone called Jason, who I didn't recognise, but I do meet an awful lot of people so I sent a polite 'do I know you?' message just in case.

He just replied:

Dear, i must confess When I saw your profile picture,
i felt something very strong for you. It will be a
privilege to comment to the fact that you are pretty
Your lovely lips, pointed nose, and your spotless face,
your sweet and responsible mode of dressing. it
sooth something deep inside me while at the same
time, it stirs a romantic passion that can make me
forget everything else .So I decided to write you this
short mail to express how I feel about you. please i
want to know more about you.

My profile picture at the moment is a picture of my feet.  From behind.  Wearing odd socks.  FFS.

And they said romance was dead.